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He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name. Cold's Law states that: | He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name. Cold's Law states that: | ||
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This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't mess with something you don't understand''''. It is | This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't mess<ref>the exact word used here is in dispute</ref> with something you don't understand''''. | ||
It is regrettable that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally administered Uranium pills as a cure for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhoid Piles]. | |||
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Revision as of 15:55, 5 April 2010
Nathaniel Nathan Cold (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.
He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name. Cold's Law states that:
This law is usually re-stated as; 'don't mess[1] with something you don't understand'.
It is regrettable that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally administered Uranium pills as a cure for Piles.
Notes
- ↑ the exact word used here is in dispute